Hon. Marcus Smith

The Honourable
Mr Justice Marcus Smith
Smith in 2017
Justice of the High Court
Incumbent
Assumed office
12 January 2017
Competition Appeals Tribunal
President
Incumbent
Assumed office
2021
Monarchs Elizabeth II
Charles III
Personal details
Born 1 July 1967 (age 56)
United Kingdom
Alma mater Balliol College, Oxford
Sir Marcus Alexander Smith (born 1 July 1967[1]) is a British High Court judge.[2]
Personal life and education[edit]
Smith was educated at Balliol College, Oxford, completing a BA in 1988 and a BCL in 1990. He also attended the University of Munich.[1]
In 1998, he married Louise Merrett, with whom he has one son and one daughter.[1]
Career[edit]
He was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1991 and practised commercial and regulatory law from Fountain Court Chambers, where he also completed his pupillage.[3][4] From 1991 to 1994, he was a lecturer in law at Balliol. In addition to practice, he wrote two textbooks: Private International Law of Reinsurance and Insurance with Raymond Cox QC and Louise Merrett (2006) and The Law of Assignment with Nico Leslie (2007, 3rd edition 2018).[1]
He was a part-time Chair of the Competition Appeal Tribunal in 2009[2] and was appointed King's Counsel in 2010.[5]
High Court appointment[edit]
On 12 January 2017, he was appointed as a High Court judge and assigned to the Chancery Division.[4] He received his customary Knight Bachelor in the same year.[6]
He is on the Financial List, the Patents Court, the Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery) and the Administrative Court.[2] From 2019 to 2021, he was the Business and Property Courts Supervising Judge for the Midlands and Western circuit. In November 2021, he was appointed President of the Competition Appeals Tribunal.[2]
References[edit]
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a b c d "Smith, Hon. Sir Marcus (Alexander), (born 1 July 1967)". Who's Who (UK). 1 December 2021. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u250878. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
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a b c d "Mr Justice Marcus Smith". Judiciary UK. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
^ "Former Fountain Court member Mr Justice Marcus Smith appointed President of CAT". Fountain Court Chambers. 5 November 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
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a b "Marcus Smith QC appointed to the High Court". Fountain Court Chambers. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
^ "Crown Office | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
^ "CENTRAL CHANCERY OF THE ORDERS OF KNIGHTHOOD | Honours and Awards | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
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